On this issue, it is difficult for either side to make any form of concession.
It's a reminder of just how difficult it is for any U.S. president to make progress in this long-running conflict.
"Although it is extremely difficult for any one government agency to influence the numbers and geographical spread of interpreters in England and Wales, steps are being taken across government to address the increasing demand for professional and suitably qualified interpreters, " said a spokeswoman.
It is difficult to know if these kinds of statements represent any kind of opportunity for negotiation, given the history of Meshal and Hamas, but sometimes a few words in the Middle East do indicate a potential for renewed talks.
And that perception will not be because of any shortcomings in the product itself, but because it is so difficult for the tech industry, the media, and the business community to conduct business without keeping their eyes glued to the rear view mirror.
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When investors have it in their heads that the price of shares is falling, and those falls are reinforced by demands for increased collateral from those who lent to finance the share purchases, it is difficult to make any kind of rational prediction about when and where more than a week of share-price falls will be halted.
Which means that it is very difficult to detect a rational motive for the taking of real bets matched by offsetting fictional ones, because it is very difficult to see how any individual could have profited by such a stratagem.
This mixed opinion makes it difficult to make any prediction for the future, but what is clear is that companies with a positive or optimistic view of the US economy will be more likely to want to drive innovation and change.
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It is difficult to see how the provisions of the proposed legislation will in any significant way address the delay issues, and for that matter encourage innovation.
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The FAO's Abdolreza Abbassian argues that increasing links between farming and other parts of the economy are making it more difficult for farmers to calculate in advance the profitability of any one crop, so the area they plant is tending to fluctuate more sharply from year to year.
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